There's no such thing as 'sissy bounce.' We don't separate it here in New Orleans at all. It's just bounce music. Just… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
The bigger artists are definitely looking and paying attention to the culture and the style of bounce music. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
It has to do a lot more than just twerking. It's feel good music; it makes people have a good time. It… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
The journey after Katrina, it opened a lot of doors for a lot of people. Coming from a rooftop to going to… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I create music for myself first of all because if I'm not happy with the music I create, I can't make anybody… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
We have a dance in bounce music called 'exercising' where you just open your legs and shake your butt a little bit… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I'm always honored to see my music and New Orleans Bounce make its way into mainstream culture. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
About 1998, my best friend, Katey Red, was the first transsexual male to come out with bounce music. And I background Katey… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I've grown in tremendous ways with enhancing my music, my ability to perform on stage and travel all around to spread bounce… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Beyonce has a platform; what's a better way to speak on your platform than through your music? — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I would love to do something with many artists, you know: Fantasia, Cardi B, Lil Wayne, J.Lo, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson. There's… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Twerking - and it's a lot more than twerking - comes from a long history of music and dance in New Orleans.… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I love Red Bull, they support everything that I do. They always support music and they're always pushing music. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
The first 10 years of my journey, I was still figuring out who I was, and then I had to redo it… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I loved listening to music around the house with my mom on Saturday mornings when we would clean up. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Twerking is just limited to a certain, specific dance where it's hand on the knees and you're busting open. With bounce music,… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Everything has a feeling to it, even if it's not your type of music - it has a feeling for somebody in… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Everybody in the world now wants to twerk. We don't twerk here in New Orleans, we bounce, we wiggle, we wobble, we shake, we… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Once I started rapping, I had to start dancing more. I had to really use my craft, and take everything I did for fun… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I draw my strength from my mom, who passed away a few years ago. She taught me from the day I was just a… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as 'sissy bounce.' We don't separate it here in New Orleans at all. It's just bounce music. Just because I'm… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I started travelling doing shows everywhere to make people feel like a sense of New Orleans wherever they may be. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
I can't pull back. I'm 6 foot 3, I'm tall, and I'm gay. I light up the room. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Bounce is taking flight all over the globe. New York especially, and L.A., Canada, Portland, Washington. It keeps getting bigger and bigger. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Everybody knows that at a Freedia show, you're definitely going to have some crowd participation, and they're anticipating and waiting for that moment. — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Everything changed after Katrina. It's a new New Orleans now and I think it's better. It was a wake-up call and it rebuilt and… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
